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Section 157, The Companies Act, 2009
In forceThe Companies Act, 2009, Sierra Leone
(1) Every debenture covered by a debenture trust deedshall state, either in the body or in a note forming part of the same
document or endorsed on it–
(a) the matters required to be stated in a
debenture trust deed by paragraphs (a), (b),
(f), (h), (i), (j), (l) and (m) of subsection (1) of
156. ;
(b) whether the trustee of the covering debenture
trust deed holds the mortgages, charges and
securities vested in him by the trust deed in
trust for the debenture holders equally, or in
trust for some only of the debenture holders,
and if so, which debenture holders; and
(c) whether the debenture is secured by a general
floating charge vested in the trustee of the
covering debenture trust deed or in the
debenture holders.
(2) A debenture issued by a company shall state on its
face in clearly legible print, that it is unsecured if no mortgage, charge
or security is vested in the holder of the debenture or in any other
person for his benefit as security for payment of principal or interest.
(3) Any director of a company who is involved in the
issue of a debenture in violation of subsections(1) and (2) shall be
guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding
Le3,000,000.00.
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